Vaginal syringe.



a. I. w. BAMUS. VAGINL SYRING.

APPLICATION IILBD MAY 1, 1905.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

CRISTIAN F. W. RAMUS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOBEN- JAMIN H. RING, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

VAGINAL SYRINGE.

T0 alZ whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN F. W. RA- MUS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Sufiolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Vaginal Syringes, ofWl1lCh the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representinglike parts.

This invention relates to vaginal syringes and has for its object toprovide a syringe of this character which has provision for not onlyfiushing the vagina but also for brushing and cleaning from the wallsthereo1r any mucus or other foreign substance which would not ordinarilybe removed by the flushing operation.

My improved syringe has been especially designed so that it Wlll notinjure the parts operated on during the brushing or cleaning operation.

I Will first describe one embodiment of my invention and then point outthe novel features thereof in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a part section and part elevation of aninstrument embody ing my invention, the hrush being shown as withdrawninto the casing ready for insertion into the vagina; Fig. 9 is a similarview showing the brush projected ready for use.

3 designates a hollow or tubular stem which is shaped at one end 4 to beattachcd to the tube of any suitable syringe, either a bulle syringe ora fountain syringe. The other end of said stem has secured thereto inany suitable way a brush-like device 6 by means of which the walls ofthe vagin-a may be brushed or wiped. The brushlike devine herein shownand rhat which I prefer to use is made of filaments of bristle,herse-har or any other animal fiber, or even of some veg otable fil eror of any other suitable material, which filaments are doubled to form aloop, sueh as shown best in Fig. 2, both the ends of each filament beingsecured to the stem 3 thereby making the loop a permanent one. Thefilaments may be attached to said stem in any suitable way. I haveherein shown them as thus attached by simply winding a cord 7 about thefilament ends and stem.

8 designates a shield or casing Which is slidably mounted on the stemand has an interior chamber of a size to receive the brush 6.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 1, 1905.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Serial No. 258,183.

In using my improved deviee the brush is first withdrawn within thecasing 8, as seen in Fig. 1, in order to facilitate its insertion intothe vagina, and then the casing with its contained brush is thusinserted. Therealter the brush may be projected from the casing, asshovvn in Fig. 2, and as this coeurs the resiliency of the filamentscauses the loops t0 spread and contact with the walls of the vagina. Thestream of water which is delivered through the stem 3 from the syringeis spread into more or less of a spray by contact with the brush andthus flushes thoroughly the vagma. Any mucus or other coating on theWalls of the vaginal cavity which is not fiushed out by the force of thestream of water may be removed by a slight movement of the brush, andowing to the manner in which the brush is constructed such movement doesnot cause any injury.

Various changes in the construction of the device may be made withoutdeparting from the invention.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. In a vaginal syringe, a hollow stem, a brush atone end thereof made of parallel looped filaments, the looped portion ofeach filament being at the end 01 the brush, and a casing slidablymounted on the stem and adapted to be telescoped over the brush.

9. In a vaginal syringe, a hollow stem and a brush at the end thereofformed of a plurality of looped filaments each having both endsoverlying the stem and the looped portion projecting beyond the stem,and a cord 7 wound about the ends of the filaments to permanently securethem to the stem.

3. In a vaginal syringe, a hollow stem, a brush at one end thereof, saidbrush heing composed of a plurality of looped filaments each having bothits ends secured to the stem, and a casing slidably mounted on the stemand adapted to contain the brush.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHRISTIAN F. W. RAMS.

Witnesss:

LOUIS C. SMITH, BERTHA F. HEUSER.

